Stools
2010s American Folk Art Stools
Stone
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Beech
2010s German Modern Stools
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century American Regency Stools
Steel
2010s American Modern Stools
Wood, Ash
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Stools
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Pine
Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Stools
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stools
Steel
2010s American Stools
Wood
2010s Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Stools
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1970s French Vintage Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Industrial Stools
Metal
2010s Polish Organic Modern Stools
Steel
20th Century Industrial Stools
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Stools
Steel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Wood, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern Stools
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Stools
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Plywood
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools
Straw, Wood, Beech
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Stools
Steel, Chrome
19th Century Antique Stools
Wood, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Steel
20th Century French Rustic Stools
Straw, Wood, Natural Fiber, Rope
2010s German Stools
Spruce
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Birch
2010s Ukrainian Stools
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Late 20th Century Campaign Stools
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s French Industrial Stools
Steel, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Metal
2010s South African Modern Stools
Upholstery, Oak
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Plastic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Primitive Stools
Rush, Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Plastic
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Italian Other Stools
Bronze
1950s American Adirondack Vintage Stools
Pine
20th Century Stools
Elm
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal, Iron
19th Century English Other Antique Stools
Oak
Antique, New and Vintage Stools
Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.
“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone.
Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool.
Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.
Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.
Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.
Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.
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